Three months later, the 33-year-old is still interested in playing for New York.

“His heart is with … talking to him, he would love to be with the Giants,” Hugh Freeney, Dwight’s father, told Sirius radio’s Adam Schein. “But the Giants unfortunately … doesn’t have the money for it. They’re broke.”

Born in Hartford, Conn., the former first-round pick grew up a Giants fans and idolized the legendary Lawrence Taylor. After attending high school in Bloomfield, Conn., he played his collegiate ball at Syracuse University in upstate New York.

A three-time First-Team All-Pro and the AFC Defensive Player of the Year in 2005, Freeney recorded 12 tackles, five sacks and a forced fumble in 14 games in 2012. He has amassed 10-plus sacks seven times in his career, including 2004 when he led the NFL with 16.